EP0633741B1 - Möbel mit rohrförmigem untergestell - Google Patents

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EP0633741B1
EP0633741B1 EP93908840A EP93908840A EP0633741B1 EP 0633741 B1 EP0633741 B1 EP 0633741B1 EP 93908840 A EP93908840 A EP 93908840A EP 93908840 A EP93908840 A EP 93908840A EP 0633741 B1 EP0633741 B1 EP 0633741B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B12/00—Jointing of furniture or the like, e.g. hidden from exterior
    • F16B12/40—Joints for furniture tubing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B13/00—Details of tables or desks
    • A47B13/02—Underframes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
    • A47B2200/0011—Underframes
    • A47B2200/0012—Lateral beams for tables or desks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
    • A47B2200/08—Linkage means with struts between foot and table top
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B2200/00—Constructional details of connections not covered for in other groups of this subclass
    • F16B2200/67—Rigid angle couplings
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/34—Branched
    • Y10T403/341—Three or more radiating members
    • Y10T403/342—Polyhedral

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  • the present invention relates to a piece of furniture comprising an upper part, such as a tabletop, a cupboard or a number of seats, and a lower part comprising rails and legs, in which the rails and legs at least partly consist of tubes, and in which the legs at their upper ends comprise a tubular connecting piece fixedly connected to and forming an angle with the leg, and in which expandable assembly means are used for connecting legs and rails, said assembly means comprising two connecting members inserted in the ends of adjacent tubes and which by means of one or more screws passed through an opening in one of the connecting members are kept pressed against the inner side of the tubes.
  • Tables are known, in which the rails are made up of oval tubes which are connected with the tubular connecting pieces at the upper part of the legs.
  • two connecting pieces are welded to each of the legs, said connecting pieces being two pipe stubs perpendicular to one another and having the same cross-section as the rails.
  • the assembly means consist of two tube pieces placed in parallel, said tubes pieces being pressed apart by means of pointed screws, the thread of which is inserted into a thread in the wall of one of the tube pieces, and the front end of which is passed through a hole in the tube wall of the second tube piece.
  • the assembly means connect two tube ends placed end to end, and the connection is established thereby that the pointed screw, after the two tube pieces have been inserted in the ends of the rail tube and the connecting piece, respectively, is tightened until the two tube pieces have moved so far apart that they press against the inner surface of the flat-oval tubes.
  • the rail tubes When the rail tubes are placed upright, they contribute very effectively to securing the tabletop against bending. If the rails are placed in the border area of the tabletop, the free height under the table will be considerably reduced, and it may therefore be difficult for those using the table to get room for their legs under the table, a problem which is particularly pronounced in connection with certain working tables, such as terminal tables and typewriter tables. With a view to avoiding said space problem it will be desirable to remove the rails from the edges of the tabletop. By thus keeping one side of the table free of a rail, the possibility will arise of forming a recess in the tabletop for use as a height-adjustable base for a computer keyboard or a typewriter.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide an improved piece of furniture of the type mentioned by way of introduction.
  • the piece of furniture according to the invention is characteristic in comprising angular assembly means with two or more legs, which legs have such dimensions that they substantially fill out the interior of the tube ends.
  • the invention is based on the perception that by using angular assembly means provided with at least two legs forming the centre of the assembly between legs and rails it is possible partly to form the rails alone on basis of straight tubes which are simple to make and which may be produced with great precision, partly by means of the angular shape to attain an improved resistance against torsional stress, and that by using assembly means with legs of such dimensions that they fill substantially the whole interior of the tube ends to be assembled a very stable assembly of frame legs and frame is achieved.
  • the lower part of the piece of furniture according to the invention is thus very simple to produce, as the rails can be made without the use of branched tube units, which on account of the generation of heat during the welding have a tendency of becoming askew.
  • the piece of furniture according to the invention can as to the design be varied in may ways without leaving the constructional concept.
  • the direction of the connecting piece in relation to the rail tubes may be changed, and the length of the connecting piece or the angle between legs and connecting piece may be changed. With very few components it thus becomes possible to produce furniture systems which vary as to design and function.
  • straight tubes or tubes which have one bend or angle instead of tube units with branches in several planes furthermore has the advantage that the straight or angular tubes may be manufactured with far better precision than branched tubes, for which reason the assembly of the lower part is considerably facilitated. Furthermore, straight tubes take up less room than branched tubes, which makes the storing and the transport of the tubes cheaper and easier. Moreover, less components are needed for the building up of the lower part of the piece of furniture according to the invention than for the known lower frame mentioned by way of introduction, which reduces the storing costs.
  • the assembly means For use in the assembly of a connecting piece of one leg with two rail tubes, the assembly means has three legs, the angle between the two of which connecting the frame tubes is normally right, while the angle to the third leg may be different from 90° depending on the design of the piece of furniture.
  • one leg may in such assembly means form an obtuse angle with a plane through the two other legs.
  • the angle between legs and connecting piece will correspondingly be changed into an obtuse angle, which apart from giving a degree of freedom as to design also makes it possible to reduce the consumption of material.
  • the obtuse angle will be between 120° and 135°.
  • two-legged connecting pieces By assembly of connecting pieces with a frame consisting of a single tube string, two-legged connecting pieces are used, in which the angle between the two legs normally deviates from 90°. According to a preferred embodiment the angle will be 135°.
  • the upper part which may be a tabletop or a cupboard, has a polygonal base, normally in the shape of a rectangle.
  • each frame leg in the area at one of the corners of the upper part in such a way that the longitudinal axis of the connecting piece runs in a vertical plane approximately parallelly with a vertical plane containing the bisector of the upper part corner.
  • the distance between the frame and the edge of the upper part of a piece of furniture of the above type is mainly determined by the length of the connecting piece, and for use in for instance common desks the connecting pieces preferably have a length of 10-30 cm.
  • the assembly means which consist of two connecting members, are made by casting, preferably from plastics, in particular fibre-reinforced plastics, and in one of the connecting members a nut for the screw is placed and in the other connecting member a separate pressure element, against which the screw presses, is mounted.
  • the pressure elements in the legs of the assembly means in such a way that the screws of each assembly means run in parallel.
  • This embodiment which is obvious in connection with assembly means, in which the three legs are positioned in the same plane, is particularly advantageous in the cases, where one of the three legs forms an obtuse angle with the remaining legs. It may then be advantageous that the screws run perpendicularly to two of the legs and obliguely in relation to the third leg, or that the screws run perpendicularly to one of the legs and parallelly with the bisector between the other two.
  • the legs on the assembly means border on a middle section adjoining the tubes with a collar of a size corresponding to the wall thickness of the tubes.
  • the middle section ensures with a collar resting against the tube ends an exact and matching assembly of the frame.
  • a guiding abutment may be placed on the collar in the middle sections, said abutment being adapted to engage a corresponding recess in the end of the connected tube.
  • the middle section which may have the shape of a prism, or which may have a rounded shape, may according to the invention be provided with a hole, said hole having in the area of the dividing surface of the assembly means a recess for holding a bolt head or a nut.
  • the middle sections thereby form joints, to which it is possible to fasten other components, of which the piece of furniture consists, or to create possiblities for connecting other types of frame legs or carrying columns for rack arrangements.
  • a particularly advantageous embodiment of the middle section is characteristic in comprising at least one contact face for a tubular supporting column and a central guiding cone for an expansion member for anchoring the supporting column.
  • said means for pressing the connecting members apart may comprise an externally threaded sleeve, the clear of which is a part of the through-going hole, and the thread of which engages a nut placed in a recess in one of the connecting pieces and the other end of which presses against an annular pressure element.
  • the assembly means are in order to increase the resistance against torsional stress designed in such a way that in the area at the free end of each leg a transverse hole is provided, in which a guiding pin running parallelly with a screw is mounted.
  • the invention further comprises furniture of the type mentioned by way of introduction, in which the under frame comprises central column legs with support runners mounted at opposite ends of the upper part.
  • the assembly means are shaped as a double angle with two parallel legs adapted for being inserted in each of two parallel rail tubes and an oppositely directed central leg adapted for being inserted in a connecting piece on the column leg. Due to the double-angled shape of the assembly means, where the expansion of the opposite legs has a mutually stabilizing effect towards torsional stress, a construction is achieved, which is in particular resistant towards torsional stress.
  • the central leg comprises a two-piece expansion sleeve and means for axial tightening thereof.
  • an axial tightening by means of an expansion sleeve instead of a spreading by means of a transverse screw the connection will get increased rigidity through the tigtening established between the end surface of the connecting piece and the assembly means.
  • Fig. 1 shows a table 1 comprising an angular tabletop 2, five flat-oval, hollow legs 3,4,5,6,7 and a frame 8 made of flat-oval hollow tubes in an upright position.
  • Each leg is welded together with an upright connecting piece 9 at an angle of 90°.
  • the legs with accompanying connecting pieces 9 are positioned under their respective corners of the tabletop 2 in such a way that the longitudinal axis of the oblong cross-section of the legs and the longitudinal direction of the connecting pieces 9 converge with the bisectors of said corners.
  • the legs 4,5,6 are by means of three-legged assembly means 10,11,12 connected to the frame 8, while the legs 3,7 are connected to the frame 8 by means of two-legged assembly means 13,14.
  • the assembly means 10,12 have such a shape that the angle between the two legs is 90°, while the angles between the said two legs and the third leg both are 135°.
  • the assembly means 11 has such a shape that the angle between the two legs is 135°, while the angles between said two legs and the third leg are 112.5°.
  • the angle between the two legs in the assembly means 13,14 is 135°.
  • the frame 8 comprises four rail tubes 15,16,17,18, two of which 15,18 are placed at the end of the tabletop 2 in its direction of width, and the remaining two rail tubes 16,17 are placed in the longitudinal directions of the tabletop 2.
  • the table 1 has great stability partly on account of the position of the legs in relation to the tabletop 2, and partly on account of the connecting piece 9, which makes it possible to place the frame 8 at a distance from the edges of the tabletop 2.
  • the table according to the invention has improved stability in comparison with known tables. Due to this it is for instance in case of the table shown in Fig. 1 possible to use a frame, which contrary to a commonly used closed frame only comprises one tubular rail in the longitudinal directions of the table, just as there is a possiblity of completely leaving out a leg under the corner 19 of the table.
  • Fig. 2 shows a three-legged assembly means 10 consisting of a fibre-reinforced foaming plastics, in which the angle between the two legs 20,21 is 90°, and in which the angles between the third leg 22 and the legs 20,21 both are 135°.
  • Flat-oval, hollow rail tubes 15,16 are conneced with the legs 20,21, and a connecting piece in the shape of a flat-oval, hollow tube 9 is connected with the leg 22.
  • the tubes 9,15,16 each have an aperture 23 which is positioned in front of a transverse hole in the leg placed in the tubes and which is adapted for a screw, by means of which the two connecting members of the assembly means 10 can be moved apart.
  • the assembly means 10 further comprises a protruding middle section 24, the surface of which is end to end with the surface of the tubes and which comprises a through-going hole 25.
  • a through-going hole 26 is likewise provided, said hole being positioned in front of an opening 27 in the connecting piece 9.
  • Figs. 3 and 4 show a longitudinal section of the assembly means 10 shown in Fig. 2 along the legs 20 and 22, respectively.
  • the legs 20,22 are made of two connecting members 30,31 and comprise at their free ends a transverse, cylindrical hole 32, in which a tight-fitting, cylindrical guiding pin 33 is placed.
  • a through-going hole 34 is provided, said hole being positioned in front of an aperture 23 in the surrounding tube 15,9.
  • the walls of the holes 34 are made from two outer cylindrical portions 35,36 and an interior enlarged portion 37 with a hexagonal cross-section and with two shoulders 38,39 positioned in the connecting members 30,31 respectively.
  • a metal pressure plate 40 supported by shoulders 38 is provided as well as a metal nut 41 with an internal thread supported by the shoulder 39.
  • the nut 41 has such a shape and size that it cannot pivot around the axis of the hole 34.
  • a pointed screw 42 with an external thread is provided in the hole 34.
  • the pointed screw 42 is passed through the aperture 23 in the tubes 15,9 and brought into engagement with the nut 41, and the distal end 43 of the screw 42 abuts the pressure plate 40.
  • the pointed screw 42 has at the end, to be reached through the aperture 23, a slot or an internal hexagon, by means of which it is possible to tighthen the screw 42 against the pressure plate 40.
  • the two connecting members are pressed apart against the interior wall of the tube 9, whereby the assembly means and the tube are locked together in a pressure and torsion resistant connection.
  • the strength of the connection may be further improved if two screws placed at a distance from each other are provided in each leg.
  • a corresponding effect as the one attained by using the two screws may be attained if a pointed screw is placed in the area at the vertex of the angle of the assembly means, said pointed screws corresponding to the screw 42 and having a corresponding engagement with a nut and a pressure plate.
  • the legs 20,22 are connected with a protruding middle section 24, in which a through-going cylindrical hole 25 is made.
  • the hole 25 is placed at the place, where the extra screw in the vertex of the angle should be placed.
  • the provision of a through-going hole 25 does not, however, prevent the two connecting members from being pressed apart in the area at the vertex of the angle, as a special arrangement can be used, which arrangement will be explained in the following in connection with a particular embodiment of the assembly means.
  • cylindrical hole 26 positioned in front of an aperture 27 in the tube 9 is provided.
  • the holes 25,26 comprise both at their middle an extension 44 with a hexagonal cross-section, in which a nut 45 with an internal thread is placed.
  • a pointed screw 46 with an external thread is provided, said screw being screwed into the nut 45.
  • the pointed screw 46 protrudes from the assembly means 10, and on the protruding part of the pointed screw 46 a metal tube 47 with an internal thread is mounted, said tube being a supporting element for a superstructure to the table.
  • Fig. 5 shows a flat-oval, hollow tube 16 with an aperture 23 and holding a leg 21 of an assembly means 10, which comprises two connecting members 30,31, each comprising a rounded side 50 abutting on the interior, rounded sides of the tube 16, and a flat side 51, which faces the other connecting member.
  • the two connecting members 30,31 fill out together substantially the whole cross-section of the tube 16.
  • a through-going hole 34 is provided, said hole comprising two outer cylindrical portions 35,36 and an interior enlarged portion 37 with hexagonal cross-section and with two shoulders 38,39 positioned in the connecting members 30,31.
  • a metal pressure plate 40 is provided in the interior portion 37 of the hole 34 , said plate being supported by the shoulder 38, and a metal nut 41 with an internal thread supported by the shoulder 39.
  • the nut 41 has such a shape and size that it cannot pivot around the axis of the hole 34.
  • a pointed screw 42 with an external thread 42 is provided in the hole 34.
  • the pointed screw is passed through the aperture 23 in the tube 16 and brought in engagement with the nut 42, and the distal end 43 of the screw 42 abuts the pressure plate 40.
  • the assembly means may be produced by casting, for instance pressure diecasting, from aluminium or a zinc casting alloy, such as zamak. It is, however, preferred to manufacture the assembly means by casting from a fibre-reinforced, expanded plastic material, preferably a thermoplastics.
  • a fibre-reinforced, expanded plastic material preferably a thermoplastics.
  • An example of such a material is IXEF 1022, manufactured by Solvay S.A., BE-1050 Brussels.
  • Fig. 6 is an alternative embodiment of a piece of furniture according to the invention in the shape of an angular working table.
  • the tabletop rests on a lower frame comprising frame legs 103, which in the exaple shown are made up of tubes with circular cross-section.
  • Each leg comprises an oblique table leg 104 and a connecting piece 105 connected by means of an assembly means 106 to either a rail tube 107,108 or another connecting piece 105.
  • the angle between the table leg 104 and the connecting piece is different from 90°.
  • the assembly means 106 have three legs, two of which are placed with a common axis and the third one forms an angle of 90° with the two other ones.
  • One of the assembly means 109 has four legs placed in pairs along axes intersecting each other under a right angle, but, besides, the assembly means 109 is as described in connection with Figs. 2 - 5.
  • the rail tubes will be positioned at such a distance from the edge of the table that they will not be in the way of a person sitting at the table or prevent recesses from being made for lowered table top sections 110 for keyboards or the like.
  • the tabletop is fastened to the lower frame by means of distance pieces 111, which are partly mounted on the frame tubes 107 partly mounted on the connecting pieces 105.
  • the connecting pieces and the assembly means are provided with co-operating recesses and guiding projections, which will be described later.
  • the table shown in Fig. 7 illustrates a third embodiment of the piece of furniture according to the invention.
  • the tabletop 112 is, to show the frame more clearly, only indicated by its outlines.
  • the frame comprises column legs 113 ending downwards in support runners 114.
  • the column legs which for the sake of attaining sufficient strengths are shaped as oval tubes with an elongated cross-section, end at the top by a connecting piece 115 in the form of a transverse tube which is somewhat longer than the width of the column leg.
  • assembly means 116 the connecting piece is connected with the rail tubes 117 and possibly support tubes 118 supporting the tabletop 112.
  • the tabletop 112 is fastened to the frame by means of distance pieces 119.
  • the assembly means are as described in connection with Figs. 2 - 5 and comprise elements with three or four legs. If the tabletop is made with sufficient rigidity for being self-supporting by anchoring only to the frame tubes 117, the support tubes 118 may be omitted, whereby the assembly means may be shaped as angle pieces with only two legs positioned under a right angle.
  • connection piece on the column leg is placed perpendicular to the column leg itself and parallelly with the longitudinal direction of the cross-section.
  • Figs. 8A and 8B show a detail in an assembly means for use in connection with pieces of furniture with column legs, in which the column legs are provided with a connecting piece running perpendicular to the long axis of the cross-section of the column leg.
  • Fig. 8A shows an assembly means 120 seen in plane.
  • the assembly means comprises two legs 121 and 122, by means of which the assembly means may be connected to two rail tubes 123 and 124 running parallelly.
  • the two legs are connected by means of a middle piece 125, the length of which corresponds to the distance between the frame tubes 123,124.
  • a central leg is placed on the middle piece, said leg being adapted to be connected with the connecting piece 128 of the column leg 127.
  • the leg 126 is provided with an axially displacable, two-piece expansion sleeve 129.
  • nuts 130 or corresponding elements with an internal thread co-operating with fastening screws 131 are embedded.
  • the fastening screws have an internal hexagon or corresponding engagement means, by means of which the screws 131 may be turned by means of a suitable key through a hole in the middle piece 125.
  • Fig. 8B which shows a section through the joint shown in Fig. 8A, the screws are provided with heads which are embedded in recesses 132 in the dividing surface 133 of the assembly means, said screws being accessible through the hole 134.
  • guiding projections 136 are provided where the middle section changes to legs in order to stabilize the connection, said guiding projections co-operating with corresponding recesses 137 made in the end surface of the frame tubes 123,124.
  • These guiding projections facilitate the assembling of the frame, the rail tubes being oriented correctly during the assembling, whereby the aperture 138, through which the screw 139 for expanding the legs 121,122 is to be fastened, gets correctly positioned in front of the screw.
  • the guiding projections 136 also contribute in particular during the assembling of the frame to the transfer of torsional strength.
  • Fig. 9 shows a section through an assembly means 140, in which one of the legs 141 forms an obtuse angle with a plane through the remaining legs, of which only the leg 142 is visible in the section shown.
  • the screws 143,144 by means of which the legs 141 and 142 are expanded inside the rail tubes (not shown) and the connecting pieces 145, are parallel and run perpendicular to the dividing surface in the legs connected with the rail tubes.
  • the connecting pieces 145 are connected with the actual legs 146 with a corresponding obtuse angle in such a way that the actual leg attains the desired direction.
  • the assembly means shown in Fig. 9 makes it possible also to let the frame leg 145,146 have the shape of a bent tube.
  • the middle section 147 can be provided with a through-going hole 148 to be used as anchoring for supporting columns for racks or the like structures or as anchoring points for drawer arrangements suspended under the frame.
  • FIG. 10 A particular embodiment of the assembly means is shown in Fig. 10 in an enlarged sectional view.
  • a supporting column may be fastened to the middle section or an upright leg.
  • the middle section is provided with an abutment surface 150 for the supporting column 152 as well as a central guiding cone 151, onto which an expansion sleeve 153 may be drawn by means of a fastening screw 154 passed through the middle section and the central guiding cone.
  • the thread of the fastening screw 154 engages a nut 155 placed in the expansion sleeve 153.
  • the fastening screw has a head 156 with an internal hexagon, in which a key for turning the screw may be inserted.
  • the screw head rests against a sleeve 157 inserted in a conical bore in the middle section.
  • the sleeve may be provided with an upright collar 159, to which a tubular supporting column 160 may be fastened in case of a superstructure on the piece of furniture.
  • the sleeve may be shorter, thus only filling the conical bore, but yet forming a seat for the screw head 156.
  • a device has been placed in the middle section for pressing the two connecting pieces apart.
  • the device consists of a sleeve 162 with an external thread and with a clear, through which the fastening screw passes freely.
  • the sleeve is provided with notches allowing the insertion of a key for turning the sleeve.
  • the sleeve is inserted in a nut 164 placed in one of the connecting members and abuts at the end opposite the notches 163 on a ring 165 placed in the other connecting member.
  • the sleeve 163 When assembling a furniture frame the sleeve 163 is tightened with the key adapted thereto after the rail tubes have been mounted and fastened by means of the pointed screws placed in the legs, but before the insertion and tightening of the fastening screw 154.
  • the pull of the fastening screw can effectively be absorbed by the device described.

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  1. Möbelstück (1), welches ein oberes Teil (2) und ein unteres Teil aufweist, welches Schienen (8) und Beine (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) besitzt, wobei die Schienen und Beine wenigstens teilweise von Rohrteilen gebildet werden, und wobei die Beine an ihren oberen Enden ein rohrförmiges Verbindungsstück (9) aufweisen, welche fest hiermit verbunden ist und einen Winkel zu dem Bein einschließt, und wobei expandierbare Montageeinrichtungen (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) zum Verbinden der Beine und der Schienen eingesetzt werden, welche zwei Verbindungsteile (30, 31) aufweisen, welche in die Enden der benachbarten Rohrteile (9, 15, 16, 17, 18) eingesetzt sind, und die mit Hilfe von einer oder mehreren Schrauben (42), welche durch eine Öffnung (23) an einem der Verbindungsteile gehen, gegen die innere Seite der Rohrteile angedrückt und gehalten sind,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Montageeinrichtungen (10, 11, 12, 13, 14) winkelförmig mit zwei oder mehr Schenkeln (20, 21, 22) ausgebildet sind, wobei die Schenkel derartige Abmessungen haben, daß sie im wesentlichen das Innere der Rohrenden ausfüllen.
  2. Möbelstück nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß es Montageeinrichtungen (10, 11, 12) mit drei Schenkeln (20, 21, 22) aufweist.
  3. Möbelstück nach Anspruch 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß einer der Schenkel einen stumpfen Winkel mit einer Ebene bildet, die durch die beiden anderen Schenkel geht.
  4. Möbelstück nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß Montageeinrichtungen (13, 14) mit zwei Schenkeln vorgesehen sind.
  5. Möbelstück nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, bei dem das obere Teil (2) eine polygonale Basis hat,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jedes Bein (3, 4, 5, 6, 7) in einem Bereich an einem der Ecken des oberen Teils derart angeordnet ist, daß die Längsachse des Verbindungsstücks (9) in einer vertikalen Ebene im wesentlichen parallel zu einer vertikalen Ebene verläuft, welche die Halbierrungslinie des oberen Eckteils enthält.
  6. Möbelstück (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Montageeinrichtungen (10, 11, 12, 13, 14), welche zwei Verbindungsteile umfassen, von Gußteilen, vorzugsweise von Kunststoffgußteilen, insbesondere aus faserverstärkten Kunststoffen gebildet werden, und daß eines der Verbindungsteile eine Mutter (41) für die Schraube (42) ist, und daß das andere Verbindungsteil (30, 31) ein gesondertes Andrückelement (40) ist, gegen welches die Schraube (42) gedrückt wird.
  7. Möbelstück (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Montageeinrichtungen in dem Bereich der Winkelspitze ferner Einrichtungen aufweisen, welche die beiden Verbindungsteile wegdrücken.
  8. Möbelstück (1) nach den Ansprüchen 3 und 6,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Muttern (41) und die Andrückelemente (40) in den Schenkeln der Montageeinrichtungen derart angeordnet sind, daß die Schrauben jeder Montageeinrichtung parallel verlaufen.
  9. Möbelstück (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schenkel der Montageeinrichtungen an ein Mittelteil (24) angrenzen, welche gegenüber den Rohrteilen durch einen Bund mit Abmessungen abgeteilt ist, welche wenigstens der Wandstärke der Rohrteile (9, 15, 16, 17, 18) entsprechen.
  10. Möbelstück nach Anspruch 9,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß auf dem Bund in dem Mittelteil eine Führungsanlage (136) angeordnet ist, welche mit einer zugeordneten Ausnehmung (137) in dem Ende mit dem angeschlossenen Rohr zusammenarbeitet.
  11. Möbelstück nach Anspruch 9,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß eine Öffnung (25) in dem Mittelteil (24) vorgesehen ist, wobei die Öffnung im Bereich der Teilfläche der Montageeinrichtung eine Ausnehmung hat, welche einen Schraubkopf oder eine Mutter hält.
  12. Möbelstück (1) nach den Ansprüchen 7 und 11,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Einrichtungen zum Wegdrücken der Verbindungsteile eine mit Außengewinde versehene Hülse (162) aufweisen, deren lichte Weite ein Teil der durchgehenden Öffnung (25) bildet, und deren Gewinde mit einer Mutter (164) zusammenarbeitet, welche in einer Ausnehmung in einem der Verbindungsstücke angeordnet ist und deren anderes Ende gegen ein ringförmiges Andrückelement (165) gedrückt wird.
  13. Möbelstück (1) nach Anspruch 11 oder 12,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mittelteil wenigstens eine Kontaktfläche für eine rohrförmige Tragstütze (160) und einen zentralen Führungskonus für ein Expansionsteil zum Verankern der Tragstütze aufweist.
  14. Möbelstück (1) nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in dem Bereich am freien Ende des jeweiligen Schenkels (20, 21, 22) der Montageeinrichtungen eine Queröffnung (32) vorgesehen ist, in welcher ein Fürhrungsstift (33) angebracht ist, welcher parallel zu einer Schraube (42) verläuft.
  15. Möbelstück nach Anspruch 1, bei dem das Untergestell säulenförmige Beine mit Tragansätzen aufweist, die an gegenüberliegenden Enden des oberen Teils angebracht sind,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Montageeinrichtungen (120) als ein Doppelwinkelteil mit zwei parallelen Schenkeln (121, 122) ausgebildet sind, welche derart ausgelegt sind, daß sie in die jeweils parallelen Gestellrohre (123, 124) eingesetzt sind, und daß ein in Gegenrichtung weisender, zentraler Schenkel (126) derart ausgelegt ist, daß er in ein Verbindungsstück (128) auf dem Stützenschenkel (127) einführbar ist.
  16. Möbelstück nach Anspruch 15,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der zentrale Schenkel eine zweiteilige Expansionshülse (129) und eine Einrichtung zum axialen Anziehen derselben aufweist.
  17. Möbelstück nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 16, bei dem Schienen, Beine und Verbindungsstücke von Rohrteilen mit einem kreisförmigen Querschnitt gebildet werden,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Montageeinrichtungen derart ausgebildet sind, daß der Querschnitt der Schenkel der beiden Verbindungsteile einen Kreissektor bildet, und daß im äußeren Teil des abgerundeten Teils jedes Schenkels in einem oder beiden Verbindungsteilen und senkrecht zu der ebenen Seite des Verbindungsteils eine Öffnung (32) vorgesehen ist, in welche ein eng sitzender Führungsstift (33) eingesetzt ist, welcher von der abgerundeten Seite des Schenkels des Verbindungsteils vorsteht.
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